VP, Public Affairs at @EnvDefenseFund & @EDFAction. Campaign staff, SECDEF speechwriter, dad, husband of @trulyingrid. Views are mine. This Town to The Town.
Artificial intelligence tool "ChatGPT" seems to get it, generally, re: climate change. Technology and innovation have enormous potential when it comes to helping us solve the climate crisis. But they’re nothing without strong ambition, and focus on the right impacts
Congratulations @davantelewis for being elected Public Service Commissioner in Louisiana District 3! We’re proud to have supported Commissioner-Elect Lewis’ campaign and look forward to working with him on climate progress in Louisiana.
Renewables are deploying so fast that @IEA has had to increase its not even 2-years old forecast by the "largest ever upward revision”, up 76%
That's adding the entire electricity system of India by 2026, on top of last year’s projections
https://t.co/oaqNMmrU9N #climate
Renewables are getting a major boost: A new IEA report indicates the world is set to add as much renewable energy in the next 5 years as it did in the previous 20 years. Rapidly scaling up clean energy is crucial to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. https://t.co/BTCUJfZwgm
Renewables are on track to overtake coal as the largest source of global electricity by early 2025
And by 2027, solar PV alone is set to be the largest source of power capacity, confirming it as the king of global electricity markets
More from @IEA ➡ https://t.co/tKlWix2yjw
In 2022, we
- reversed organ death in pigs
- made the first embryo from stem cells
- made a pan-influenza vaccine
- saw the beginning of time
- got best-ever results from cancer & obesity therapy trials
- maybe cracked the case of multiple sclerosis
https://t.co/U24emm7aoA
Just left a climate conference. Usually after celebrating a big win, advocates start quibbling, expressing disappoinment. But here & elsewhere I've heard RISING enthusiasm for the Inflation Reduction Act. As experts analyze the law, it looks even better.
Micron is investing $100 billion to build microchips in Syracuse.
Intel is investing $20 billion to do the same in Columbus.
IBM is investing $20 billion in Poughkeepsie.
And TSMC is investing $40 billion right here in Phoenix.
Louisiana PSC member Lambert Boissiere, who is facing a tough re-election battle ahead of Saturday's runoff, reloaded his campaign warchest with donations from Entergy, utility executives, lobbyists and more. https://t.co/UtjdXxPsFw
According to @Airbus, global passenger traffic will roughly double every 20 years. My message to the audience: we are moving in the right direction with policies like Europe's Fit for 55, but not fast enough /
One of America’s great mysteries is how many abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Now that the Feds are paying to plug them, states are finding more of them, @EnvDefenseFund finds By @maxinejoselow https://t.co/jY42Lc4qCM
Today, I proudly signed the Speak Out Act – bipartisan legislation prohibiting non-disclosure agreements from silencing survivors of sexual assault and harassment.
This is an historic victory for justice and dignity: empowering survivors and building safer workplaces for all.